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Custom Harley Dyna By Rough Crafts

Published by Cyril Huze April 27th, 2015 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.

1Harley-Davidson-Dyna-Urban-Cavalry-by-Rough-Crafts-72Harley-Davidson-Dyna-Urban-Cavalry-by-Rough-Crafts-13Harley-Davidson-Dyna-Urban-Cavalry-by-Rough-Crafts-64Harley-Davidson-Dyna-Urban-Cavalry-by-Rough-Crafts-6With the People’s Republic of China to the west and Japan to the east and northeast, Winston Yeh will tell you that his Taiwan shop Rough Crafts benefits from the best of both countries, respectively machining expertise and motorcycle manufacturing know how. So, is Taiwan a great place to build custom motorcycles? Maybe, except Taiwan crazy regulations that will discourage many builders in the occidental world: all bikes bigger than 250cc have to pass an annual exam after they are older than five years. The bike is compared to the stock picture, and if it looks too different it’s extremely difficult to get a registration. But I guess that Yeh sells most of his work outside his island.

5Harley-Davidson-Dyna-Urban-Cavalry-by-Rough-Crafts-366Harley-Davidson-Dyna-Urban-Cavalry-by-Rough-Crafts-4The balancing act consisting in bringing old school charm while preserving the modern technology of a recently mass produced motorcycle is not easy task. As demonstrated again with “Urban Cavalry” – a Dyna Harley-Davidson – Winston Yeh succeeds again at creating functional motorcycle art. Flawless aesthetics with a dark look awaken by a contrasting one-off superbly designed titanium exhaust system, a HD engine tweaked to 1689 cc, upside down Kawasaki forks by Satya Kraus, a custom 6-piston front brake setup and a few dress-up custom parts from the best aftermarket vendors are enough to turn a boring Dyna into a very desirable city sport machine. Rough Crafts.

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  1. 1 mr dick Apr 27th, 2015 at 9:03 am

    That exhaust looks like a cooker.

  2. 2 Sammy Apr 27th, 2015 at 9:05 am

    Excellent.

  3. 3 Emmett Apr 27th, 2015 at 1:52 pm

    Asbestos jeans would be needed. Otherwise a great concept. Love the rear fender treatment! Might have to take a torch and saw to my old 2000 Dyna!!!

  4. 4 Zenaldo Apr 27th, 2015 at 2:31 pm

    a Dyna Superhawk Scrambler..Honda may get P.O.`d when they see this..

  5. 5 Blackmax Apr 27th, 2015 at 3:44 pm

    Agree with Emmett about the jeans
    Hot stuff going on around those pipes
    Otherwise a very nice example of an industrial type style
    I like it & would ride it
    (With the aforementioned jeans !!!!) LOL !!!!

  6. 6 Jester Apr 27th, 2015 at 4:18 pm

    I wish I own it. Yes, I would lower the exhaust, but except this, it’s almost perfect.

  7. 7 P. Hamilton Apr 27th, 2015 at 6:04 pm

    Like it very much.

  8. 8 Dave Blevins Apr 27th, 2015 at 6:30 pm

    I like it.

  9. 9 tundra Apr 28th, 2015 at 11:28 am

    Sweet tuna…

  10. 10 A 1 CYCLES Apr 28th, 2015 at 12:18 pm

    GREAT LINES….BIKE IS ON POINT

  11. 11 Iron Horse Apr 30th, 2015 at 5:54 am

    Nice lookin’ Dyna. I especially like the use of the sport bike front suspension and brake system.

  12. 12 nicker Apr 30th, 2015 at 10:19 pm

    Nice Job.
    And finally a reasonable choice in tires.
    See…. now that wasn’t so hard ….. was it…??? …. 🙂

    -nicker-

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